It doesn't matter
how hard you scream
or how hard you fight.
You are locked up
in one of the most dangerous
prisons on Earth,
surrounded by murderers,
rapists
and even cannibals.
In some of these prisons,
the guards aren't there
for the safety of the inmates
but to torture,
humiliate,
and sometimes kill them.
Can you imagine having to sleep
in one of these overcrowded
and violent cells?
It would not be pleasant, my friend.
That's why we've put together a list
of the most dangerous
prisons in the world.
So you can survive
if you end up behind these walls.
It's not news that prisons are dangerous.
But they're getting even deadlier.
In 2019,
the UK reported
300 prison deaths.
And in 2018,
U.S. state prisons reported
more than 4,000 deaths.
Many deadly threats
are waiting behind bars.
You can even be eaten by other humans.
Located near the border
with Kazakhstan,
this prison has only 700 inmates.
But those inmates have killed
more than 3,500 people,
an average of five people each.
Although most are murderers,
there are also terrorists,
pedophiles
and cannibals.
But don't worry,
they’re not the biggest threat here.
What makes Black Dolphin
the toughest prison in Russia
is the isolation and hopelessness.
Inmates have a tiny cell
where they spend 23 hours a day.
They never breathe fresh air
because there is no yard.
Also, all of them are
imprisoned for life.
They will never put a foot
outside these walls.
The best way to survive here,
as inmate Nikolai Astankov advises,
don't think about it.
Otherwise, "you simply
won't make it."
No country has more prisoners
than the U.S.
There are more than two million
people behind bars.
But there is no worse place to serve time
than Holman Correctional Facility
in Alabama.
The facility has earned the reputation
as the most violent prison
in the United States.
The inmates call it the "Slaughter Pen".
Fights, riots
and fires are the bread and butter here.
Sometimes the victims
receive no help at all.
To draw attention
to these terrible conditions,
inmates and guards went on strike in 2016
and triggered an investigation.
So, remember, peaceful
protest can go a long way.
The prison was established on
a U.S. Navy base in Cuba
after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Its purpose was to incarcerate
Al Qaeda members
captured during the U.S.
occupation of Afghanistan.
But after 20 years,
this place has become
infamous for allowing torture,
humiliation
and denying prisoners
access to justice.
Mansoor Adayfi,
a survivor who was imprisoned
without trial for 14 years
says this treatment did not break him
because of the close ties
he formed with some of the detainees.
That's why making friends
can help you survive and keep you sane.
On September 28, 2021,
a violent fight broke out
between opposing gangs
in this South American prison.
Unlike other prison fights,
the inmates were armed
with guns and explosives.
118 people died that day.
Six of them were beheaded.
The local media reported
that the savage killings
were ordered from the outside
as part of the violent struggle
between Mexican cartels
to control smuggling routes
to the United States.
So, whatever happens,
don't join a gang to get protection.
The rival group could kill you.
After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda,
7,000 murder suspects were incarcerated
in this small prison.
It was built for 400.
It was so overcrowded
that more than 40% of the detainees
suffered gangrene of the feet
because they didn’t
have space to rest or move.
Some reports say prisoners began
killing each other and eating the flesh.
A year after the mass incarcerations,
Doctors Without Borders reported
more than 1,000 people died
due to the terrible conditions.
One of the only ways to get medical
treatment was to reach
one of the doctors
from this organization.
So if you were in this
prison and needed help,
you should contact one of them.
Let's hope
you never end up
in any of these dangerous prisons,
or prison at all for that matter.
Going to prison can be scary,
no matter where you are.
And according to some inmates,
what you do during
your first 24 hours there
will determine
what kind of experience
you'll have.
Should you avoid the showers?
Find out here.